Stitch Library Doll’s Blanket - Knitted Stitches 1 & 2

Welcome to our first part of the Knitting Stitch Library! We’re starting off with the 2 simpler knitted stitches that are ideal for beginners, both slight variations of each other – the Simple Moss Stitch and the Diamond Moss Stitch. These 2 stitches are categorised as ‘Texture’ stitches, otherwise known as ‘Fabric’ stitches.

There will be 6 different knitted stitches all together, so get ready to test your skills.

We’ve written out the patterns for the Simple Moss Stitch and the Diamond Moss Stitch below for you to knit a 13 x 13cm (approx.) square of each. You will need 12 squares in total, so you can choose to knit as many of each design as you’d like. We've used Go-To DK for our blankets.

You can read all about the Stitch Library Doll’s Blanket here >>

Abbreviations

K - Knit

P - Purl

Stars (*) – where stars are shown, instructions are repeated within the stars.

Simple Moss Stitch

Simple Moss Stitch is a beautifully textured stitch made up of stocking stitch interspersed with purl stitches and is a nice pattern for using on baby garments. It’s a timeless stitch and the simple repeated pattern makes it a relaxing one to work up.

Pattern rep. is in units of 4 sts and 8 rows

Using 3.75mm knitted needles, cast on 32 sts.

Row 1: *K 3, P 1* to end

Row 2 and alt rows: purl

Rows 3 and 7: knit

Row 5: K 1, *P 1, K 3*, P 1, K 2

Repeat until knitting measures the same as the width. Cast off.

Diamond Moss Stitch

The Diamond Moss Stitch is an elegant design made up of a simple series of knit and purl stitches, creating purl diamonds on a stocking stitch face. It gives a pretty geometric design that would look great on home furnishings such as cushions and throws.

Pattern rep. is in units of 8 sts and 8 rows

Using 3.75mm knitted needles, cast on 32 sts

Row 1: *P 1, K 7* to end

Rows 2 and 8: *K 1, P 5, K 1, P 1* to end

Rows 3 and 7: *K 2, P 1, K 3, P 1, K 1* to end

Rows 4 and 6: *P 2, K 1, P 1, K 1, P 3* to end

Row 5: *K 4, P 1, K 3* to end

Repeat until knitting measures the same as the width. Cast off.

Next time we’ll be showing you how to knit another Texture Stitch and a Rib Stitch! To share your photos you can visit our Knit Along and Crochet Along groups on Facebook.